Cable News Twitter Ratings for Wednesday, November 27, 2013 — Bye, Bye, Black Fish!

As announced yesterday, I have dropped #blackfish from the list of tracked shows; it has not been shown recently on CNN but is being shown around the world.  The effects of this are significant, although not dramatic.  We can see this in CNN’s mentions if we either include or exclude the hashtag from our filters:

#Blackfish? Tweet Count Unique Tweeters Reach Male Female
CNN – With 28408 21136 414291387 61 % 39 %
CNN – Without 24269 19116 404695485 68 % 32 %

On the whole, there were 4176 mentions of #blackfish yesterday, almost all of which did not also mention CNN.

For the day, All In with Chris Hayes had the best show hour of all.

Final note: I will not be posting stats for Thanksgiving day, as there is very little news actually being shown on Thursday… 

Note that all times are US Eastern Time. See notes at end for further explanations. For earlier articles on cable news twitter ratings, please see this.

Cable News Ratings for 2013-11-27

Top Shows for the day:

Category Mentions Show
Most Mentions During Hour 1790 MSNBC: All In w/ Chris Hayes
Most Mentions During Day 10906 CNN: Piers Morgan Live

Overall ratings by network

Network Tweet Count Unique Tweeters Reach Male Female
CNN 24269 19116 404695485 68 % 32 %
MSNBC 22475 9839 111190953 55 % 45 %
Fox News 19464 10820 76595527 67 % 33 %
E 10742 7733 68614551 22 % 78 %
Al Jazeera 2905 2066 10867452 61 % 39 %
HBO 1217 1009 2261704 65 % 35 %
Comedy Central 1065 865 4759884 59 % 41 %
HLN 916 615 4089286 41 % 59 %

For networks that are not predominantly news, only news(-like) shows are included. See the detailed listings below for precise shows

 

Most popular hastags

Hashtag Count
#tcot 3188
#lnyhbt 3111
#onedirectionweek 2601
#inners 2054
#obamacare 1384
#tgdn 1267
#kellyfile 1259
#edshow 1226
#iran 1028
#directioners 1004

Ratings for individual time slots

Ratings for 12 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN Piers Morgan Live 196 10906 78% 22%
Fox News The Kelly File 143 2038 59% 41%
HLN Dr Drew On Call 28 117 26% 74%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 235 1955 52% 48%

Ratings for 1 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 27 1483 50% 50%
Fox News Hannity 144 4490 68% 32%
HLN Nancy Grace 10 215 38% 62%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 60 1927 51% 49%

Ratings for 2 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN AC360 Later 7 1483 50% 50%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 5 622 64% 36%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 2 31 63% 37%
MSNBC Hardball w/Chris Matthews 22 584 53% 47%

Ratings for 3 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN Piers Morgan Live 168 10906 78% 22%
Fox News RedEye 32 329 72% 28%
MSNBC All In w/Chris Hayes 44 3916 53% 47%

Ratings for 4 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 13 1483 50% 50%
Fox News The Five 0 345 78% 22%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 1 31 63% 37%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 23 1955 52% 48%

Ratings for 5 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN EarlyStartCNN 95 234 59% 41%
Fox News FoxFriendsFirst 43 78 77% 23%
HLN Dr Drew On Call 0 117 26% 74%
MSNBC First Look (5-5:30) 0 0 0% 0%
MSNBC Way Too Early (5:30-6) 30 71 62% 38%

Ratings for 6 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN New Day 97 824 49% 51%
Fox News Fox And Friends 97 800 64% 36%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 9 167 54% 46%
MSNBC Morning Joe 805 3179 57% 43%

Ratings for 7 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN New Day 147 824 49% 51%
Fox News Fox And Friends 147 800 64% 36%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 26 167 54% 46%
MSNBC Morning Joe 1003 3179 57% 43%

Ratings for 8 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN New Day 117 824 49% 51%
Fox News Fox And Friends 209 800 64% 36%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 21 167 54% 46%
MSNBC Morning Joe 689 3179 57% 43%

Ratings for 9 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN News Room 4 26 53% 47%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 36 93 67% 33%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 21 167 54% 46%
MSNBC The Daily Run Down 93 379 62% 38%

Ratings for 10 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN News Room 2 26 53% 47%
Fox News America’s Newsroom 33 93 67% 33%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 12 167 54% 46%
MSNBC Jansing & Co. 43 104 63% 37%

Ratings for 11 am

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN Legal View w/Banfield 12 13 50% 50%
Fox News Happening Now 28 49 85% 15%
HLN Morning Express w/Robin Meade 5 167 54% 46%
MSNBC MSNBC Live w/ Thomas Roberts 12 107 45% 55%

Ratings for 12 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN Around the World (News Room) 2 26 53% 47%
Fox News Happening Now 10 49 85% 15%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 7 31 63% 37%
MSNBC Now w/Alex Wagner 156 541 59% 41%

Ratings for 1 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN News Room 6 26 53% 47%
Fox News America’s News HQ 6 33 73% 27%
HLN News Now 7 24 31% 69%
MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports 118 367 50% 50%

Ratings for 2 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN News Room 0 26 53% 47%
Fox News The Real Story w/Gretchen Carlson 74 318 53% 47%
HLN News Now 2 24 31% 69%
MSNBC News Nation w/ Tamron Hall 70 245 66% 34%

Ratings for 3 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN News Room 3 26 53% 47%
Fox News Shepard Smith Reporting 15 35 52% 48%
HLN News Now 4 24 31% 69%
MSNBC The Cycle 80 362 61% 39%
MSNBC The Cycle (w/ Host Accounts) 146 1024 65% 35%

Ratings for 4 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN The Lead w/Jake Tapper 33 246 66% 34%
Fox News Your World 308 654 62% 38%
HLN News Now 5 24 31% 69%
MSNBC Martin Bashir 320 1087 61% 39%

Ratings for 5 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Inside Story (5-5:30) 0 16 36% 64%
CNN The Situation Room 73 534 69% 31%
Fox News The Five 175 345 78% 22%
Fox News The Five w/Hosts 433 2663 71% 29%
HLN What Would You Do? 1 3 0% 100%
MSNBC The Ed Show 1761 2987 52% 48%

Ratings for 6 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN The Situation Room (6 – 6:30) 57 534 69% 31%
CNN Crossfire (6:30 – 7) 0 0 0% 0%
CNN Crossfire With Hosts (6:30 – 7) 25 502 74% 26%
Fox News Special Report w/Bret Baier 46 241 71% 29%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 1 31 63% 37%
MSNBC PoliticsNation w/ Al Sharpton 344 1057 54% 46%

Ratings for 7 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Real Money with Ali Velshi (7 – 7:30) 4 66 69% 31%
Al Jazeera The Stream (7:30 – 8) 151 512 63% 37%
CNN Out Front w/Erin Burnett 218 591 70% 30%
E E! News 751 10742 22% 78%
Fox News On The Record w/Greta Van Susteren 101 622 64% 36%
HLN Jane Velez-Mitchell 30 142 46% 54%
MSNBC Hardball w/ Chris Matthews 223 584 53% 47%

Ratings for 8 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 254 1483 50% 50%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 289 854 68% 32%
HLN Nancy Grace 57 215 38% 62%
MSNBC All In w/ Chris Hayes 1790 3916 53% 47%

Ratings for 9 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera America Tonight 58 432 52% 48%
CNN Piers Morgan Live 679 10906 78% 22%
Fox News The Kelly File 905 2038 59% 41%
HLN Dr Drew On Call 33 117 26% 74%
MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 329 1955 52% 48%

Ratings for 10 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Al Jazeera Consider This 3 61 67% 33%
CNN AC360 Later 35 1483 50% 50%
Fox News Hannity 514 4490 68% 32%
HLN What Would You Do? 2 3 0% 100%
MSNBC The Last Word w/Lawrence O’Donnell 555 1927 51% 49%

Ratings for 11 pm

Network Show Tweets Hour Tweets Day Male Female
Comedy Central The Daily Show (11-11:30) 24 416 59% 41%
Comedy Central The Colbert Report (11:30-12am) 46 660 59% 41%
Fox News The O’Reilly Factor 84 854 68% 32%
HLN ShowBiz Tonight 0 31 63% 37%

 


Definition of terms used in this report:

  • Network: For the purposes of total network mentions, the count is the total unique tweets that mention any of the shows tracked on the network or the network’s general Twitter account (e.g., @CNN).
  • Mentions During Hour or Tweets Hour: The number of tweets that mention the show during the hour specified. For shows that are repeat later in the day, the first (and often live) showing usually garners the most mentions by a significant margin.
  • Mentions During day or Tweets Day: The total number of mentions a show received from midnight to midnight, eastern time.
  • Tweet Count: The number of tweets (including retweets) that mention a show.
  • Unique Tweeters: The number of Twitter users who have sent one or more tweets mentioning a show. If a user sends more than one tweet, they still only count once.
  • Reach: A measure of the number of impressions a collection of tweets will make. For each tweet that is sent, it adds up how many people follow the person tweeting it — how many timelines that tweet will show up in. Thus, if network A has 10,000 mentions from people with an average of 10 followers, the reach will be 100,000. On the other hand, if network B has 10,000 mentions from people with an average of 100 followers, the reach will be 1,000,000. So network B has much greater reach: tweets mentioning network B will potentially be seen 10 times as often as tweets about network A.
  • Male / Female: An estimate of the demographics of a show’s audience. Note that this number is an imprecise estimate.

Cable News Twitter Ratings are still experimental. If you have any suggestions, find any errors, or have any questions, please feel free to contact me at admin@socialseer.com

For further discussion of how these stats are calculated, please see this blog post. Especially the part about how I determine the gender of Twitter users.